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2026 AFI Air Force Spouse of the Year
Lyndsey Akers https://youtu.be/siKbNCNKwOo?si=6fNuXnBZYCioCKvP Share your military spouse story: Since 2009, the fabric of military life has woven into every aspect ...
2026 AFI Coast Guard Spouse of the Year
Najeeba Gassel https://youtu.be/-rQfSE1hgZ8?si=4mf6VQL6WLn1UAvC Share your military spouse story: My husband and I are college sweethearts, having met in the first ...
2026 AFI National Guard Spouse of the Year
Nicole B Gebhardt https://youtu.be/CIk0VilUe9I?si=AdGBGOjbBrG4GjXZ Share your military spouse story: I am a military spouse whose world broke the day I ...
2026 AFI Navy Spouse of the Year
Meg Graves https://youtu.be/GOpG_5du5E8?si=Snd8-CFojBhIRZLZ Share your military spouse story: My Navy journey began at 24 over a plate of hotwings. When ...
2026 AFI Army Spouse of the Year
Isabel Schmitt https://youtu.be/WF5x7nA7K4Y?si=_bh94q6SQJR38_Qj Share your military spouse story: I met my husband, Peter, in Iraq in 2004, on a convoy, ...
2026 AFI Marine Corps Spouse of the Year
Shelby Bateman https://youtu.be/Ri28C5o9-9A?si=YH-2VrM8146J1ld4 Share your military spouse story: I have been a cheerleader for the man I love since 2008, ...
2026 AFI Space Force Spouse of the Year
Cassandra Kidd https://youtu.be/AfowIxkhyQ4?si=kp86aHoI3vaauiZ8 Share your military spouse story: My military spouse journey has been shaped by learning how to adapt, ...
Decision Fatigue: When Your Entire Life Resets Every Three Years
Military families get very good at starting over. New town.New house.New schools.New doctors.New grocery store.New church.New friends. And if you’re ...
Sometimes, It’s Not Actually About You
Military spouses are strong. We move across the country with little warning. We hold families together during deployments. We learn ...
Just Checking In! 3 Reasons to Reach Out Even When It’s Awkward
We woke up to the three letter word that changes everything in our community. War. Breaking News begins the cycle ...
No Blueprint, No Script: Perfecting the Pivot in Military Life
I am not here to tell you what to do. I’m here because I’ve lived long enough in military life ...
When Everything Familiar Changes: Navigating Culture Shock After a PCS Abroad
My family has PCSed to the UK on two separate occasions. You would think that we would have known what ...
When Military Life Becomes “Unique”
I’ve always believed that unique was a good quality, one to be sought after. Following your own heart and desires, ...
You Fought for Others — Now Fight for Yourself
Advocating for yourself is not something most veterans were trained to do. We were trained to complete the mission. We ...
You’re Not Burned Out. You’re Depleted.
For a long time, I thought I was burned out. That seemed like the most reasonable explanation. Military life is ...
When “Resilience” Becomes Chronic Deprioritization
There’s a phrase that floats around military communities like a badge of honor. Military spouses are “resilient.” We say it ...
The Quiet Grief of Military Goodbyes
No one prepares you for the grief of military friendship. It feels dramatic to say you’re grieving someone who isn’t ...
